The Broken Record

The broken record plays a song
I do not want to hear,
Repeating those familiar words,
Not music to my ears…
“You want much more than I can give”,
“You need too much from love”,
And “none can match your heart’s desire”,
“You’ll always be too much.”

The broken record breaks my heart
Each time it plays the tune,
When somehow I begin to hope,
It sadly sings the blues…
“Your heart wants more than I can give,”
“Your need is much too great,”
“I cannot be the one you want”, and
 “Longer still you’ll have to wait.”